Line of succession to the Danish throne
The Danish throne was aimed 1953-2009 according to the Act of Succession ( Tronfølgelov ) of 27 March 1953. Following a referendum of 7 June 2009 men and women in the line of succession are equal.
In this referendum, 85.4 percent of the participants decided that the future is always basically the first-born child will inherit the throne - regardless of their gender. Previously, a girl had to give up the throne when followed him a brother. The quorum necessary for constitutional amendments of 40 percent of eligible voters was thereby clearly exceeded with 58.7 percent turnout.
Succession rules
Succession are entitled to the descendants of King Christian X of Denmark and Queen Alexandrine. For the throne after a deceased king or a late Queen candidates are divided into classes.
The first class are the children and grandchildren. Here originally inherited by the sons of the daughters of where deceased children have been replaced by their children; older children had precedence over the younger. Did the late Queen or the late king no subsequent legitimate offspring to inherit in the second class of his siblings, being here in the future brothers do not take precedence over the sisters. Older siblings inherit continues to provide the younger; deceased siblings are replaced by their descendants.
In the third class the other side lines of the descendants of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine are called.
Illegitimate children are not entitled to follow throne. Loses the right of succession, who concludes the marriage without royal consent, for himself and his descendants.
Current heir list
It follows as the current Danish throne list:
From the throne excluded descendants of King Christian X.
The children and grandchildren Princess Benediktes are excluded from the succession to the throne, after King Frederik IX. ordered that the children would be to educate Benediktes to preserve the order of succession in Denmark, but they grew up in Bad Berleburg.
Ex - Queen Anne -Marie of Denmark, born August 30, 1946 Queen Margrethe II 's youngest sister, wife of the Greek King Constantine II 's Ex - decision after King Frederik IX. excluded to avoid the combination case, the Danish and the Greek crown with their descendants from the succession, although such a collapse would be possible due to the inheritance granted the consent of the Folketing ( the Danish Constitution, § 5 ).
Ingolf of Rosenborg and Christian of Rosenborg, the two sons Knut Christian and Princess Elizabeth's younger brothers are King Frederik IX because not given consent. excluded for their wedding ceremonies along with their descendants from the succession ( § 5 paragraph 3 of the Succession Act).
Extinction of the royal house
After the two sisters of the Queen have no or no throne follow legitimate descendants, the succession is in fact limited to the descendants of Queen Margrethe II. If the line of the Queen should die, the Folketing had to choose a king and to adopt a new line of succession ( § 9 Satz 2 of the Danish Constitution). A privilege certain family lines - according to the regime to 1953 regime would, since King Haakon VII of Norway was brother of King Christian X. and second son of Frederik VIII, first to the collapse of the crowns of Denmark and Norway - does not exist.
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